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#261490 - 06/09/2005 17:47 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
Mataglap
enthusiast

Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
Y'all (and "all y'all") are widely used in the Southeast, much more so than almost any other Southerny colloquial except for "ain't". I picked it up living in Charleston, SC, and it wasn't unusual even in the DC area.

But anyway. Glad to hear things are moving along well. Please keep us as up to date as you can, if you have time.

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#261491 - 06/09/2005 18:29 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
ninti
old hand

Registered: 28/12/2001
Posts: 868
Loc: Los Angeles
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Although we do get genuinely addressed as "y'all".

Well you know, the second person plural pronoun is conspicuously absent from the English language, so this Californian find himself using it on occasion. Hell, it's better than "Youse". Of course, given that I live in L.A. I can frequently get away with "ustedes"
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#261492 - 06/09/2005 18:33 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31578
Loc: Seattle, WA
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we wondered why the DNNA sign on the front of your building was fixed with velcro

Tea, meet screen. Screen, meet tea. Now let's get you cleaned up.
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#261493 - 06/09/2005 18:33 Re: Pwned [Re: wfaulk]
Robotic
pooh-bah

Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
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what is the first person of "y'all"?

Um, "we" (or "us"). Any problem with a de facto ad hoc distinct second-person plural?

I thought it was "usns" or "we-uns".
/not speaking from personal experience.

Also glad to hear that ET is being treated properly.
Looking forward to future reports, too!
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#261494 - 06/09/2005 22:12 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
shadow45
member

Registered: 19/03/2002
Posts: 144
Loc: Florida, USA
Did you guys go over there, or they came to see you?


Edited by shadow45 (06/09/2005 22:17)

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#261495 - 07/09/2005 00:20 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14484
Loc: Canada
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Hot dang. Us all (what is the first person of "y'all"?) are dandier'n a sucking hog in a root tootin' sink o'grits, although we are experiencing difficulty adapting our vernacular to that of our new paterfamilias.


I'm with Tony. Still wiping the diet coke off the keyboard here.

Cheers!

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#261496 - 07/09/2005 00:25 Re: Pwned [Re: peter]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I bet you get this one: "How y'all doing?" I love the concept of eliding the verb.
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#261497 - 07/09/2005 02:17 Re: Pwned [Re: Robotic]
canuckInOR
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
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Quote:
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what is the first person of "y'all"?

Um, "we" (or "us"). Any problem with a de facto ad hoc distinct second-person plural?

I thought it was "usns" or "we-uns".
/not speaking from personal experience.

Also not speaking from personal experience, but I'd suggest "we's all".

Example usage:

Hick 1 (on the phone): What y'all doing?

Hick 2: We's all over at the farm, blowin' up stumps. Jed's got this cool idea, though -- y'all should come on down and see what he's gonna do!

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#261498 - 07/09/2005 10:30 Re: Pwned [Re: canuckInOR]
cushman
veteran

Registered: 21/01/2002
Posts: 1380
Loc: Erie, CO
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We's all over at the farm, blowin' up stumps. Jed's got this cool idea, though -- y'all should come on down and see what he's gonna do!

Q: What's the last thing a redneck says before he dies?
A: Hey y'all, watch this!

Q: What's the last thing he hears?
A: Yer doin' it!!!
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